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BA union losing credibility

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NEGOTIATIONS have broken down between British Airways (BA) and its cabin crew union, Unite. Union leaders are meeting now to discuss whether to call for a strike or not.

2010 loss forecast cut in half

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

PREDICTED losses for the aviation industry in 2010 have dropped to US$2.8 billion compared to the $5.6 billion loss forecast in December last year.

Gefco block books Air China capacity

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FRENCH international logistics company, Gefco, has signed a deal with Air China to block book belly capacity on inbound and outbound flights with the carrier.

China Eastern buys into Great Wall Airlines

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ALL-cargo carrier Great Wall Airlines (GWL) is assuring customers that a recent change in majority ownership will not affect the company’s operations.

Cargo volumes swing back in Q1

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CARGO volumes saw a strong upturn at the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 to a level 28 per cent higher than the low point seen in late 2008, according to figures released by IATA today.

ABC flies pigs to Russia

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIRBRIDGECARGO (ABC) has shipped 1,275 breeding pigs to Vladivostok (Russia) from Montreal (Canada) onboard a 747 charter flight.

No chance for August screening deadline, says TSA

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE US has admitted that it will miss the August deadline to screen 100 per cent of bellyhold cargo on international flights.

Juneyao sells Okay stake to DTW

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA’S Juneyao Group has sold its 71.4 per cent stake in Okay Airways to cargo and logistics company Datian Wu Liu (DTW).

Suspicious arrest at Shenzhen Airlines

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA’S security officials have removed Shenzhen Airline’s president – Li Kun – from his position while they investigate him for ‘economic crimes’.

Midex faces AOC suspension threat

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CARGO carrier Midex Airlines faces suspension of operations following a recent audit by the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Evergreen loses Boeing contract to Atlas

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BOEING has unexpectedly chosen not to renew Oregon-based Evergreen International’s five-year contract to operate the manufacturer’s four 747-400 Dreamlifters.

Kuehne and Nagel profits down

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

KUEHNE + Nagel posted a 13.2 per cent drop in pre-tax revenue, to SFr885 million (US$819 million), for 2009 compared to 2008.

Aryan Cargo awarded AOC

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

INDIA’S long-delayed new international cargo airline – Aryan Cargo – has been awarded its air operator’s certificate (AOC).

ATSG unit leasing planes to international freight flyer

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FLORIDA-based Amerijet International has taken possession of its first of two 767-200 widebody freighters from Cargo Aircraft Management, a subsidiary of Air Transport Services Group.

BAWC has strong February

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BRITISH Airways World Cargo (BAWC) recorded a strong recovery in demand for February, with traffic up 9.2 per cent to 348 freight tonne kilometres.

airBaltic launches BalticCargo

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LATVIAN airline airBaltic has acquired full ownership of a cargo business at Riga International Airport (Latvia) and will operate it under a new BalticCargo brand.

Australia targets Korean

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AUSTRALIA has charged Korean Air Lines with airfreight price-fixing. This makes korean the twelfth airline to be targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

AEI delivers 737-400 to MNG

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AERONAUTICAL Engineers (AEI) has delivered Turkey’s first 737-400 freighter to MNG Airlines.

Charles Kendall Freight achieves AEO status

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHARLES Kendall Freight has become an accredited authorised economic operator (AEO), effective 25 February.

Austrian Cargo falls under LH’s control

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AUSTRIA'S major carrier disappears as an independent cargo player, as Lufthansa seeks European dominance

Volumes return at Swiss, but not revenue

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CARGO load factors and volumes are back to pre-crisis levels at Swiss International Airlines, but revenues and yields are definitely not.

Hahn ends 2009 on a high

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FRANKFURT Hahn, the airport in Rhineland Palatinate, which pits itself as an alternative cargo gateway to mighty Frankfurt, ended 2009 on a high note

Freighter fortunes boost Incheon

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SEVERE though it was in the first half of the year, the slump in cargo demand did not make much of a dent in Seoul’s Incheon International Airport in the final reckoning for 2009.

CEVA profits down in 2009

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CEVA Logistics has reported its revenue dropped 13 per cent in 2009, to €5.5 billion (US$7.5 billion), while profit fell 28 per cent in profit, to €233 million ($318 million). Debt decreased seven per cent to €2.4 billion ($3.2 billion).

LAN resumes flights at Santiago Airport

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LAN Airlines has resumed restricted domestic and international flight operations at the Santiago airport following the recent Chilean earthquake.

Maximus Air Cargo supports An-12 UAE ban

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MAXIMUS Air Cargo has pledged to back the UAE’s recent An-12 ban.

AA Cargo opens cargo terminal at JFK

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AMERICAN Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) has opened a cargo terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.

Cathay unparks 747F, invests in Air China Cargo

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CATHAY Pacific is to bring back into operation one of its five parked 747-400 freighters.

January demand shows further improvement

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DEMAND for international scheduled air traffic showed continuing improvement in January.

Lufthansa posts ‘rock-bottom’ 2009 figures

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LUFTHANSA lost €112 million (US$152 million) in 2009, compared to a profit of €542 million ($734 million) in 2008.

China Cargo Airlines upgrades freighter fleet with 777

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA Cargo Airlines (CCA), a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first 777 freighter.

Cyprus Airways demands compensation for Turkey ban

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CYPRUS Airways (CY) is demanding compensation from the Cypriot government due to it being unable to operate to Turkey or through its airspace.

Massive losses at JAL

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

JAPAN Airlines (JAL) has reported a large increase in losses for the last nine months of 2009.

Emirates investigates ivory cargo

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EMIRATES Airline is launching an internal investigation to try and determine how it became implicated in the illegal shipment of two tonnes of African elephant ivory.

Icelandair to sell Bluebird

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ICELANDAIR has confirmed that it will sell its recently purchased subsidiary, Bluebird. Bluebird has seven B737s and usually operates them on a wet-lease basis, such as to China Post which has two of them.

Singapore Airlines Cargo extends WFS partnership

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) Cargo has extended its cargo handling agreement with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS).

Iberia records worst year in history

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IBERIA’S results for 2009 show it was one of the most difficult years in the airline’s history.

World Airways to fly 747F for Asiana

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WORLD Airways has signed an agreement with Asiana Airlines to operate a Boeing 747-400 freighter for the South Korean carrier.

Nippon Yusen and Yusen Air merge

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

NIPPON Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Yusen Air & Sea Service (YAS), have agreed to integrate their logistics divisions.

Celtic Forwarding awarded AEO status

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

IRELAND’S Celtic Forwarding has become the first Irish logistics company to achieve official European authorised economic operator (AEO) status.

Heathrow fight heats up

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE fight for London Heathrow’s proposed third runway has entered a new phase with environmental groups, local councils and residents starting their legal challenge to the government’s plans.

Silencers and sniper sights seized at Chennai

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHENNAI Customs has seized a consignment of sniper rifle sights and silencers that came in on a cargo aircraft from Dubai.

Greek airlines merge

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

GREEK carriers Aegean Airlines and Olympic Air are to merge. Following approval from the European Competition Commission, both names and logos will be used in parallel “following the necessary transition and adjustment period”.

Lufthansa makes tough cargo cuts at Austrian

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

HOT on the heels of the news that Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are merging their cargo operations comes the news that the merge will also entail severe cutbacks, mainly on the Austrian side.

UAE bans An-12 again

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has banned the An-12 from operating within its airspace again.

American Airlines woos China Eastern

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AMERICAN Airlines is negotiating with China Eastern Airlines to have it join the Oneworld alliance.

US Airways looks for merger

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DEREK Kerr, US Airways’ chief financial officer has announced that the carrier is looking to merge with another US airline.

El Al, Maman Cargo deal blocked

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

EL Al Israel Airlines and Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling’s attempt to enter into close cooperation with each other has been blocked by the country’s antitrust authority.

Lufthansa Cargo and Austrian Cargo to merge

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FROM 1 July, Lufthansa Cargo and Austrian Airlines have agreed to merge their global operations.

Man falls to death from Amerijet freighter

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A DOMINICAN stowaway fell to his death from an Amerijet freighter as it left Santo Domingo on its way to Miami.

Organised crime rots Australia’s airports

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AUSTRALIAN airports are riddled with organised crime at every level, according to an Australian government investigation.

Crisis an opportunity not disaster, says Ogiermann

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WITH manufacturers rethinking their production and supply chain strategies, air cargo stands to emerge from the global economic crisis in a stronger position than other transport modes.

Munich Airport sees cargo recovery

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE global financial and economic crisis did not leave Munich Airport’s traffic figures unscathed in 2009.

An-225 flies south

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AN An-225, the world’s largest fixed-wing aircraft, has transported four giant pieces of oil and gas equipment, almost 150 tons, from Houston to Sao Paulo. This is the first time the An-225 had been used for an operation in South America.

BA crew announce strike, Lufthansa pilots’ stalls

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BRITISH Airways (BA) cabin crew have voted for a strike over demands for pay and better working conditions.

Southern Air’s new 777Fs block booked by Thai

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

SOUTHERN Air has added two Boeing 777 freighters to its fleet. The first was delivered earlier this month and the second will be delivered on 2 March.

Stable business for AF-KLM

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR France-KLM flights to Japan are often abuzz. The reason for this, are bumblebees headed to the land of the rising sun to be deployed as an ecological alternative to pesticides.

Cathay bullish over China prospects

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DESPITE recent turbulence Cathay Pacific Cargo says it is positioning itself to capitalise on China’s recovering exports.

New routes update – 19 February 2010

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of the latest new airline services

US in new Bout extradition ploy

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

VIKTOR Bout, the so-called Merchant of Death, must be feeling all warm and fuzzy considering the extent that Russia and the US are fighting over him.

MAS accused of pricefixing

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS), has received a complaint by an American freight-forwarding company accusing of price fixing.

BAWC feels tentative upswing

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BRITISH Airways World Cargo has reported commercial revenue (flown revenue plus fuel surcharges) of £402 million for the nine months beginning April 2009.

People update – 17 February 2010

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of the recent appointments in the industry

Finnair explores possibility of cargo operations

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

FINNAIR Cargo Oy, which belongs to the Finnair Group, is exploring the possibility of starting cargo flights between Asia destinations and Helsinki using its own and leased aircraft.

Lufthansa cargo to slash jobs, pilots vote to strike

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LUFTHANSA Cargo has confirmed that it will cut its workforce by 10 per cent this year as part of its plan to cut costs by €1 billion ($1.38 billion) by the end of 2011.

Lufthansa cargo’s traffic rise lets workers hours to follow

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

LUFTHANSA Cargo saw a resurgence in traffic in January, with 18.6 per cent more shipped than the same month last year.

GSSA Update – 16 February 2010

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

The latest GSSA news

Australia airfreight picking up

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AUSTRALIA’s airfreight traffic surpassed predictions in December.

China Eastern, Shanghai merger complete

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines have completed their merger.

Boeing to scrap 787-3

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BOEING is to scrap production of its 787-3, the short-range version of the new 787 Dreamliner, following two Japanese airlines deciding to buy that model instead.

Airport update - 15 February 2010

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of the recent airport news

Cathay Pacific sees strong cargo recovery

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CATHAY Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for January 2010 show a significant rise in cargo and mail tonnage.

Kenya cargo up nine per cent

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

KENYA Airways Cargo has reported a nine per cent growth in traffic for the last three months of 2009.

Frei the first to fall

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ROBERT Frei has stepped down from his position as global head of product and procurement, air at Panalpina.

AIR CARGO NEWS EXCLUSIVE – DHL admits to being the ‘whistleblower’

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

DHL Global has admitted that it was the whistleblower that initiated the massive international investigation into illegal anti-competition activities among global freight forwarders.

West Atlantic sells Electra

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WEST Atlantic has sold one of its Lockheed Electra (L188) turboprop fleet to the Canadian operator Conair.

Routes update – 12 February 2010

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of recent changes to routes and services

Kuwaiti MP condemns corrupt Customs

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A KUWAITI member of parliament has accused the local Customs department of corruption.

WFS to handle Air China cargo at Heathrow

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE Flight Services (WFS) has won Air China’s cargo handling contract at London’s Heathrow Airport.

Arms-smuggling crew deported

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE cargo crew of the Il-76 at the centre of the North Korean weapons smuggling operation seized in Thailand are to be deported back to their home countries.

AEI to convert MD-80s

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AERONAUTICAL Engineers (AEI) has launched an MD-80SF passenger to freighter conversion programme.

New office update – 11 February 2010

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A news round up of the latest new offices opening

Davies Turner awarded AEO status

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

UK-based freight forwarder Davies Turner has achieved Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status.

New seafood screening started at Alaska

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AS an example to how other perishables entering the US will have to be processed from June, Alaska Air Cargo has made procedural changes to how it handles consignments of seafood.

Avianca and Taca start joint venture

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE owners of Colombia's Avianca and El Salvador's Taca have finalised a deal to form a joint venture: Aviance-Taca.

EC sends Panalpina pricefixing findings - UPDATE

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THE European Commission (EC) has sent Swiss logistics company Panalpina preliminary findings of its ongoing anti-competition investigation.

People update 10 February 2010

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of the recent appointments in the industry

MASkargo eyes India

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

MALAYSIA Airlines Cargo (MASkargo) says that it will focus on India in 2010 as it is an important emerging market that has high potential growth

Pemco to convert Hainan 737s

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

CHINA’S Hainan Airlines has extended its agreement with Pemco World Air Services to convert some of its 737-300 passenger aircraft into freighters up to six.

Still waters run deep

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

ALL Nippon Airways (ANA) is often considered the shy wallflower of Japanese carriers compared to Japan Airlines (JAL).

GSSA update 9 February 2010

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of recent news about airfreight GSSAs

Boeing’s 747-8 freighter finally takes off

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BOEING’S much-delayed freighter – the 747-8 – has finally taken its maiden flight a year late and having racked up more than US$1 billion in charges for the delay.

AF-KLM sells freighters to FedEx

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AS part of its plan to cut back its all-cargo operations, Air France-KLM is set to sell two 777 freighters to FedEx.

Liat delays freighter flight

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

REGIONAL Antigua-based airline Liat has delayed the launch of its dedicated freighter until 1 March.

K Line buys into Air Tiger Express

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

JAPANESE shipper K Line has agreed to buy a 51 per cent controlling share in the Air Tiger Express (ATE) group.

Vote for your Cargo Airline of the Year and win $100!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

THIS year's Cargo Airline of the Year award is almost here and ten lucky people will win $100 for voting.

Air India Cargo goes solo

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

AIR India is to split off its cargo unit into an autonomous business.

Airport update

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A round up of recent airport news

Freighter panel falls on Miami mall

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A 5.5m, 68kg panel fell from an Atlas Air 747 freighter on Friday landing in a Miami shopping mall’s car park.

NZ judge rules against anti-cartel commission

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

A NEW Zealand judge has ruled that the country’s anti-cartel Commerce Commission abused rules by preventing Air New Zealand from questioning employees the commission had interviewed.